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2nd millennium
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The second millennium was a period of time that began on January 1,1001 and ended on December 31,2000 of the Gregorian calendar. It was the period of one thousand years in the Anno Domini or Common Era. The Renaissance saw the beginning of the migration of humans from Europe, Africa. The interwoven international trade led to the formation of multi-national corporations, international business ventures reduced the impact of nationalism in popular thought. The world population doubled over the first seven centuries of the millennium, consequently, unchecked human activity had considerable social and environmental consequences, giving rise to extreme poverty, climate change and biotic crisis. The 2nd millennium was a period of time began on January 1,1001. It was the period of one thousand years in the Anno Domini or Common Era. The Julian calendar was used in Europe at the beginning of the millennium, so the end date is always calculated according to the Gregorian calendar, but the beginning date is usually according to the Julian calendar. Stephen Jay Gould argued that it is not possible to decide if the millennium ended on December 31,1999, or December 31,2000. The second millennium is perhaps more popularly thought of as beginning and ending a year earlier, thus starting at the beginning of 1000 and finishing at the end of 1999. Many public celebrations for the end of the millennium were held on December 31,1999 – January 1, the civilizations in this section are organized according to the UN geoscheme. The events in this section are organized according to the UN geoscheme, the people in this section are organized according to the UN geoscheme. See also Lists of people by nationality Category, People by century Category, People by nationality and period Gottlieb, Agnes Hooper, Henry Gottlieb, Barbar Bowers,1,000 Years,1,000 People, Ranking the Men and Women Who Shaped the Millennium
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10th century
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The 10th century is the period from 901 to 1000 in accordance with the Julian calendar, and the last century of the 1st millennium. In China the Song dynasty was established, the Muslim World, experienced a cultural zenith, especially in Spain under the Caliphate of Córdoba. Additionally, it was the zenith for the Byzantine and Bulgarian Empires, medievalist and historian of technology Lynn White said that to the modern eye, it is very nearly the darkest of the Dark Ages, but concluded that. If it was dark, it was the darkness of the womb, similarly, Helen Waddell wrote that the 10th century was that which in the textbooks disputes with the seventh the bad eminence, the nadir of the human intellect. In the 15th century, Lorenzo Valla described it as the Century of Lead and Iron, one estimate said that the tenth century saw fewer deaths in war than any other century since 3000 BC. The beginning of the Medieval Warm Period The Byzantine empire reaches the height of its military,909, The Fatimid Caliphate arises in eastern Algeria. 948, The Nri Kingdom in what is now Southeastern Nigeria starts,980, Al-Azhar University is established in Cairo by the Fatimid dynasty. The Christian Nubian kingdom reaches its peak of prosperity and military power Collapse of the central lowland Maya civilization, in 907, Sumbing volcano erupts, according to Rukam inscription. In 907, King Balitung creates the Mantyasih inscription containing the list of Medang kings, moves the capital from Mamrati to Poh Pitu, in 910, Parantaka I of the Chola Dynasty drives out the Pandyan from southern India into Lanka, which he also eventually conquers. In 914, The Warmadewa dynasty rules Bali, in 919, the first use of gunpowder in battle occurs with the Chinese Battle of Langshan Jiang, where the Wuyue naval fleet under Qian Yuanguan defeats the Wu fleet. Qian had used flamethrowers ignited by gunpowder fuses to burn the Wu fleet, in 928, Ziyarid dynasty is established in northern Iran. In 928, During the reign of King Wawa, the capital of Medang Kingdom in Mataram is devastated, in 929, Mpu Sindok moves the seat of power of the Medang Kingdom from Mataram in Central Java to Tamwlang in East Java and establishes Isyana Dynasty. The shift is probably as a result of the eruption of Mount Merapi and/or invasion from Srivijaya, in 930s, Persian Shia Buyid dynasty establishes and controls central and western part of Iran as well as most of Iraq. In 936, Goryeo Dynasty unifies Later Three Kingdoms of Korea, in 937, Mpu Sindok moves the capital again from Tamwlang to Watugaluh, both near bank of Brantas River in modern Jombang in East Java. In 960, Zhao Kuangyin establishes Song dynasty, in 960 Seljuks convert to Islam. In 975, Ghaznavids dynasty, as the first Turk Sultanate, was established in Central Asia, in 979, Song dynasty reunites China. In 980s, Dynastic marriage between princess Mahendradatta of Javanese Isyanas and king Udayana of Balinese Warmadewas, in 990, Airlangga, son of King Udayana and Queen Mahendradatta was born in Bali. In 996, Dharmawangsa commissioned the translation of the Mahabharata into Old Javanese, in 999, Samanid dynasty was defeated and conquered by Ghaznavids
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11th century
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As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century is the period from 1001 to 1100 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Common Era, and the 1st century of the 2nd millennium. In the history of Europe, this period is considered the part of the High Middle Ages. There was a decline of Byzantine power and rise of Norman domination over much of Europe. In Northern Italy, a growth of population in urban centers gave rise to early organized capitalism, in Ukraine, there was the golden age for the principality of Kievan Rus. Rival political factions at the Song dynasty court created strife amongst the leading statesmen, chola-era India and Fatimid-era Egypt, had reached their zenith in military might and international influence. The Western Chalukya Empire also rose to power by the end of the century, in this century the Turkish Seljuk dynasty comes to power in Western Asia over the now fragmented Abbasid realm, while the first of the Crusades were waged towards the close of the century. In Japan, the Fujiwara clan continued to dominate the affairs of state, in Korea, the Goryeo Kingdom flourished and faced external threats from the Liao dynasty. In Vietnam, the Lý Dynasty began, while in Myanmar the Pagan Kingdom reached its height of political, in the Americas, the Toltec and Mixtec civilizations flourished in Central America, along with the Huari Culture of South America and the Mississippian culture of North America. In European history, the 11th century is regarded as the beginning of the High Middle Ages, the century began while the translatio imperii of 962 was still somewhat novel and ended in the midst of the Investiture Controversy. In 1054, the Great Schism rent the church in two, however, in Germany, the century was marked by the ascendancy of the Holy Roman Emperors, who hit their high-water mark under the Salians. In Italy, it opened with the integration of the kingdom into the empire, in Britain, it saw the transformation of Scotland into a single, more unified and centralised kingdom and the Norman conquest of England in 1066. The social transformations wrought in these lands brought them into the orbit of European feudal politics. There were also the first figures of the movement known as Scholasticism. In Spain, the century opened with the successes of the last caliphs of Córdoba, in between was a period of Christian unification under Navarrese hegemony and success in the Reconquista against the taifa kingdoms that replaced the fallen caliphate. Meanwhile, opposing political factions evolved at the Song imperial court of Kaifeng, in India, the Chola Dynasty reached its height of naval power under leaders such as Rajaraja Chola I and Rajendra Chola I, dominating southern India, Sri Lanka, and regions of South East Asia. They also sent raids into what is now Thailand, in Japan, the Fujiwara clan dominated central politics by acting as imperial regents, controlling the actions of the Emperor of Japan, who acted merely as a puppet monarch during the Heian period. In the Middle East, the Fatimid Empire of Egypt reached its only to face steep decline. The Seljuks came to prominence while the Abbasid caliphs held traditional titles without real, in Nigeria, formation of city states, kingdoms and empires, including Hausa kingdoms and Borno dynasty in north, Oyo and Benin kingdoms in south
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12th century
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As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century is the period from 1101 to 1200 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Common Era. In the history of European culture, this period is considered part of the High Middle Ages and is called the Age of the Cistercians. In Song dynasty China an invasion by Jurchens caused a schism of north and south. The Khmer Empire of Cambodia flourished during this century, while the Fatimids of Egypt were overtaken by the Ayyubid dynasty, China is under the Northern Song dynasty. Early in the century, Zhang Zeduan paints Along the River During the Qingming Festival and it will later end up in the Palace Museum, Beijing. In southeast Asia, there is conflict between the Khmer Empire and the Champa, Angkor Wat is built under the Hindu king Suryavarman II. By the end of the century the Buddhist Jayavarman VII becomes the ruler, Japan is in its Heian period. The Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga is made and attributed to Toba Sōjō and it ends up at the Kōzan-ji, Kyoto. In Oceania, the Tuʻi Tonga Empire expands to a greater area. Europe undergoes the Renaissance of the 12th century, the blast furnace for the smelting of cast iron is imported from China, appearing around Lapphyttan, Sweden, as early as 1150. Alexander Neckam is the first European to document the mariners compass, Christian humanism becomes a self-conscious philosophical tendency in Europe. Christianity is also introduced to Estonia, Finland, and Karelia, the first medieval universities are founded. Middle English begins to develop, and literacy begins to spread outside the Church throughout Europe, in addition, churchmen are increasingly willing to take on secular roles. By the end of the century, at least a third of Englands bishops also act as judges in secular matters. The Ars antiqua period in the history of the music of Western Europe begins. The earliest recorded miracle play is performed in Dunstable, England Gothic architecture and trouvère music begin in France, during the middle of the century, the Cappella Palatina is built in Palermo, Sicily, and the Madrid Skylitzes manuscript illustrates the Synopsis of Histories by John Skylitzes. Fire and plague insurance first become available in Iceland, and the first documented outbreaks of influenza there happens, the medieval state of Serbia state is formed by Stefan Nemanja and then continued by the Nemanjić dynasty. By the end of the century, both the Capetian Dynasty and the House of Anjou are relying primarily on mercenaries in their militaries, paid soldiers are available year-round, unlike knights who expected certain periods off to maintain their manor lifestyles
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1070s
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Winter of 1069–1070 – Harrying of the North, William I of England quells rebellions in the north of England, following an invasion by Sweyn II of Denmark. Widespread famine follows the devastation wrought, spring – King Sweyn II of Denmark joins English rebels, led by Hereward the Wake, and captures the Isle of Ely, in The Fens of eastern England. April 11 – Archbishop of Canterbury Stigand is deposed, june 1 – Hereward plunders Peterborough Abbey, in eastern England. June – Denmark signs a treaty with England, Sweyn and his forces leave the country, august 15 – The Pavian-born Benedictine Lanfranc is appointed as the new Archbishop of Canterbury in England. An invasion of England by Malcolm III of Scotland is repelled, hugh dAvranches, 1st Earl of Chester, the first Marcher Lord, invades Wales, capturing parts of Gwynedd. A successful Byzantine counter-attack drives the Seljuq Turks across the Euphrates, bergen is founded by King Olaf III of Norway, it will function as the main city and capital of Norway, until it is replaced by Oslo in 1314. Chinese Chancellor Wang Anshi starts the Xining Reforms, jews from Rouen in Normandy settle in England, at the invitation of King William I. The Temple of Literature, Hanoi, is established in the capital of Vietnam, uyghur poet Yusuf Khass Hajib of Balasagun, in the Kara-Khanid Khanate, completes the Kutadgu Bilig, and presents it to the prince of Kashgar. Canterbury Cathedral in England is rebuilt, following a fire, the rebuilding of York Minster in England begins. Construction of Richmond Castle in North Yorkshire, England, by Alan Rufus begins, approximate date – Halsten Stenkilsson is deposed as king of Sweden, with Håkan the Red becoming king in Götaland, and Anund Gårdske being chosen as king of Svealand. March – Zaynab an-Nafzawiyyah marries Yusuf ibn Tashfin, leader of the Almoravids, April 15 – The Siege of Bari ends when Bari, the capital and last Byzantine-controlled city in the Catepanate of Italy, is captured by Italo-Norman forces under Robert Guiscard. August 26 – Battle of Manzikert, The Byzantine Empire loses to an army of Seljuq Turks, Byzantine civil war results in the Turkish conquest of Anatolia. William I of England defeats Hereward the Wakes rebellion, on the Isle of Ely, edwin, Earl of Mercia rebels against William I of England, but is betrayed and killed, leading to the re-distribution of land within Mercia to Williams subjects. January 10 – The Normans conquer Palermo, in Sicily, may 27 – The Accord of Winchester establishes the primacy of the Archbishop of Canterbury over the Archbishop of York, in the Church of England. June 29 – Romanos IV Diogenes, deposed ruler of the Byzantine Empire, is blinded and sent into exile at the Monastery of the Transfiguration, William I of England invades Scotland, and also receives the submission of Hereward the Wake. Osbern FitzOsbern becomes Bishop of Exeter, the associated royal palace will be the birth place of King Charles I. Alfonso VI becomes king of Leon and Castile, following the assassination of his brother Sancho, Shen Kuo is sent to supervise Chancellor Wang Anshis program of surveying the building of silt deposits in the Bian Canal, outside the capital city of Kaifeng. Using an original technique, Shen successfully dredges the canal and demonstrates the value of the silt gathered as a fertilizer
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1090s
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Béjaïa becomes the capital of the Hammadid Dynasty in Algeria. A third expedition of the Almoravid Army is launched in al-Andalus, córdoba, Seville, Grenada, Málaga, Almería and Ronda fall to the troops of Yusuf ibn Tashfin. Song Dynasty Chinese author Qin Guan writes the Can Shu, which describes a machine that has the worlds oldest known mechanical belt drive. King William II of England invades Normandy, and gains a foothold in it, ladislaus I of Hungary occupies Slavonia. King Stjepan II of Croatia, the last member of the Trpimirovic Dynasty, October 17 – London Tornado of 1091, A T8/F4 tornado is recorded in St Mary-le-Bow of London, England, the storm destroys London Bridge. Henry, the son of William the Conqueror, is forced to surrender his property of Cotentin in Normandy. King Malcolm III of Scotland makes an attempt to invade English territory. April 29 – Battle of Levounion, The Pechenegs besiege Constantinople, but are defeated so decisively by Emperor Alexius I, February, With the taking of Noto, the Normans complete the 30-year-long conquest of Sicily from the Islamic rulers. The Islamic Abbadid dynasty ruling in Spain falls, when the Almoravids storm Seville, confronted with this new threat, King al-Mutawakkil ibn al-Aftas of Badajoz obtains the support of Castile, in exchange for the Muslim positions on the Tagus River. Athanasius VI bar Khamoro becomes Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, April 21 – The Diocese of Pisa is elevated to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese, by Pope Urban II. May – King William II of England annexes Cumbria from the Scottish Celtic kingdom of Strathclyde, may 9 – Lincoln Cathedral is consecrated in England. May 21 – Synod of Szabolcs in Hungary, Its decrees regulate the life of national clergy and laymen, high tides cause great flooding in England and Scotland. The Kentish lands of Earl Godwin are inundated, becoming known as the Goodwin Sands and it also includes a celestial atlas of five star maps. April – Sviatopolk II becomes Grand Prince of Kiev, and ruler of Kievan Rus, march 6 – The Frankish monk, philosopher and theologian Anselm is nominated as Archbishop of Canterbury, he is consecrated on December 4. April 8 – Construction of Winchester Cathedral, by Bishop Walkelin in England, is completed, may 26 – Battle of the Stugna River, The Cuman people defeat the princes of Kievan Rus. September – Magnus Barefoot is crowned king of Norway, august 11 – Construction of Durham Cathedral in England begins. November 13 – Battle of Alnwick, Malcolm III of Scotland, malcolms brother Donald takes the Scottish throne. Normans occupy southern Wales, constructing Cardiff and Pembroke Castles, Henry of Burgundy becomes Count of Portugal, through his marriage to Theresa, Countess of Portugal
